[beautimus]

Guys, i used to drive to and from work every day, right by the talladega track.
i gotta tell ya, the track people and the factories are a pretty tight bunch.
if the folks at talladega want 10 new half tons with monster motors in them, they have got people they can call at gm ford and chrysler and it will happen.
the things i have seen coming out onto i-20 have kept me smilin for years.
oh and by the way, the pace cars you can buy from a dealership are pace car replicas, not anything like a real pace car, in the suspension dept, or motor . trust me on this.
as far as the tube grill and spoiler, i dont have any problem with them.those cheesy tube grills were around back then too. while it didnt come off the gm assembly line, it probably was on the truck while it was running around seeing track service duty. I would think that the truck is meant to be as it was used at the track and not a restoration of the way it arrived at talladega, from the dealer.
if you could get a hold of some footage from the 71 to 73 winston 500s you may spot the truck. aside from that i don't know of any way to prove it.
oh and a side note Did you guys know that harley davidson tests a lot motorcycles at talladega speedway.